Parinari excelsa – Famine Foods

Parinari excelsa

Uses

Senegal. Bassari, Bedik and Konyagi people. Unripe fruit eaten, after extensive processing. Ripe fruit are cut, dried, boiled and eaten with a peanut sauce. Seeds also prepared as senegalensis q.v.

Additional Information

Name Authority:
Sabine.
Vernaculars:
(plant): a-ngud; (fruit): e-wud. Bedik: gi-wud. Konyagi (fruit): I gud ambalak [?]

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